After 210 BC, Roman decided to advance against Cartagena and open a second front in Spain, under the leadership of newly assigned consuls. Two of them were brothers: Publius Scipio and Gnaeus Scipio, lead Roman army and gain strategic advantages by defeating the Carthaginian forces. Both of them died in battles, in 211 BC. Then the Roman voters assigned the new commander Publius Cornelius Scipio, in fact that was the son of Publius Scipio and nephew of Gnaeus Scipio.
Publius Cornelius Scipio achieved significant victories in Spain, in 209 BC he captured Cartago Nova, a central important city of Carthage. By 206 BC Roman forces gain military control over Spain and overcome all Carthage forces. In 205 Publius Cornelius Scipio planed an invasion …show more content…
The increasing number of military campaigns and increase size of the controlled territories, brought Rome to ne practice to elect four praetors one year and six the next. Furthermore, gave more freedom in the decision-making processes to the office holders for the more remote areas of the Roman territories. Nevertheless, those steps were not able to fully answer the newly raised needs of consuls, generals, praetors, governors and other office positions, because of that Rome resorted to a new method, to extend the office holder positions, procedure known as “prorogation”. Those office holders were known as proconsul or propraetor. After the Second Punic War, this practice become more common. The Senate took the lead in the conduct of wars and diplomacy, received ambassadors and also took the responsibilities to assign duties to officeholders. With the increase size of territories either concurred or joining as allies, Rome magistrates and the Senate thought that they become part of the imperium, the Latin term is does not denote clearly territory nor imply administrative responsibilities or prescribe any duties by the
Publius Cornelius Scipio achieved significant victories in Spain, in 209 BC he captured Cartago Nova, a central important city of Carthage. By 206 BC Roman forces gain military control over Spain and overcome all Carthage forces. In 205 Publius Cornelius Scipio planed an invasion …show more content…
The increasing number of military campaigns and increase size of the controlled territories, brought Rome to ne practice to elect four praetors one year and six the next. Furthermore, gave more freedom in the decision-making processes to the office holders for the more remote areas of the Roman territories. Nevertheless, those steps were not able to fully answer the newly raised needs of consuls, generals, praetors, governors and other office positions, because of that Rome resorted to a new method, to extend the office holder positions, procedure known as “prorogation”. Those office holders were known as proconsul or propraetor. After the Second Punic War, this practice become more common. The Senate took the lead in the conduct of wars and diplomacy, received ambassadors and also took the responsibilities to assign duties to officeholders. With the increase size of territories either concurred or joining as allies, Rome magistrates and the Senate thought that they become part of the imperium, the Latin term is does not denote clearly territory nor imply administrative responsibilities or prescribe any duties by the